Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth. — Archimedes
Build your architecture from what is beneath your feet. — Hassan Fathy
We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground. — Jim Wallis
Avoid pulpits, platforms, stages and pedestals. Keep to the hard ground. It is the only way you can judge your approximate status as a man. — Antonio Machado
The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground. — Rumi
When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always keep your balance. — Lao Tzu
Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand. — Mos Def
You are sitting on the earth and you realize that this earth deserves you and you deserve this earth. You are there - fully, personally, genuinely. — Chogyam Trungpa
It feels great to be on top of the world but the greatest feeling is when your feet are on the ground. — Felix Baumgartner
I like terra firma; the more firma, the less terra. — George S. Kaufman
A bird that flies off the Earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground. — African Proverbs
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on. — Elie Wiesel
Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky. — Willa Cather
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. — Lao Tzu
Short Ground Quotes
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. — Theodore Roosevelt
Faith is one foot on the ground, one foot in the air, and a queasy feeling in the stomach. — Mother Angelica
The mighty Oak was once a little nut that stood its ground. — Anonymous
Niggas pray and pray on my downfall, But every time I hit the ground I bounce up like round ball — Jay-Z
I am a shark, the ground is my ocean, and most people can't even swim. — Rickson Gracie
Our life is all grounded and rooted in love, and without love we may not live. — Julian of Norwich
Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. — Douglas Adams
Very little grows on jagged rock. Be ground. Be crumbled, so wildflowers will come up where you are. — Rumi
If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. — Rumi
Ground Image Quotes
Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut, that held its ground. — David Icke
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground — Demi Lovato
Masses are always breeding grounds of psychic epidemics. — Carl Jung
Daisies are like sunshine to the ground. — Drew Barrymore
The greatest oak was once a little nut who held her ground.
Playground Quotes
Belief, confidence in yourself.. the world’s your playground. Limitless. My question is... will you be remembered? — Greg Plitt
Just remember the world is not a playground but a schoolroom. Life is not a holiday but an education. One eternal lesson for us all: to teach us how better we should love. — Barbara Jordan
The greatest oak was once a little nut who held his ground.
It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity. — Peter Bart
I would expect, going to Hell, being surrounded by people that look and act like this guy - Sir Jimmy Savile. Obviously psychopathic eyes. If you saw this guy at the playground you would call the police. Just flaming scumbag. Just over the top, out of control, degenerate demon. — Alex Jones
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground. — G. K. Chesterton
keep your feet on the ground, when your head's in the clouds
All that chatter you hear from yuppie parents at the playground about how expensive it is to 'do' bathrooms? It's all true. Every word, and worse. — Tucker Carlson
Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion, full of false paths, false values and false ideals. But you are not part of that world. — Sai Baba
Intelligent people tend to talk about the facts. They don’t sit around and call each other names. That’s what you can find on a third-grade playground. — Benjamin Carson
All I know is when I start getting serious about songwriting... it's like a playground. All responsibilities slip away and you're with your essence. There can be delight there and self-discovery. You can dance there... I think of it as my serious playground. — Laura Nyro
Feet On The Ground Quotes
This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bought a gown. When I meet Nelson Mandela, I shall put on this gown and have the train of it removed and put aside, and kiss the ground that he walks on and then kiss his feet. — Nina Simone
The moon and the stars are not above us, the earth is on the other side of our feet. — Moroccan Proverbs
Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it. — Wilferd Peterson
To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground
Einstein was a giant. His head was in the clouds, but his feet were on the ground. But those of us who are not that tall have to choose! — Richard P. Feynman
Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. — Casey Kasem
Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment. — Arthur Helps
Leo Messi is a spectacular player, there is nobody else like him. I should not because I have suffered so much in training. I think he is the best forward at the moment and I think he will be so for many more years. He has his feet on the ground. — Carles Puyol
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. — Abigail Van Buren
When there's not ten feet of snow on the ground I ride my bike down the streets of New York, and I literally hear two things out of car windows as cabs pass by me: They either yell, "Hey, dummy," or "Hey, Mayhem." — Dean Winters
Whenever the cloud of ego threatens to engulf me, I remind myself of my roots. It helps keeping my feet on the ground. — Faraaz Kazi
Common Ground Quotes
Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin? — Betty Buckley
I violate no secret when I say that one of the greatest values in Masonry is that it affords an opportunity for men of all walks of life to meet on common ground where all men are equal and have one common interest. — Theodore Roosevelt
Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other. — Louis J. Camuti
As believers we all have an opportunity and moral obligation to recognize our spiritual common ground; to rise above our differences; to combat prejudice and intolerance. — Queen Noor of Jordan
We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground. — Mark Twain
I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground. — John McLaughlin
Boundaries which mark off one field of science from another are purely artificial, are set up only for temporary convenience. Let chemists and physicists dig deep enough, and they reach common ground. — George Iles
I believe there's a common ground in what all gifted writers write. It has to do with their wish to turn darkness into light. — Mandy Patinkin
It's good to find common ground with people. When you find common ground and you see things from other people's perspective, you can have a voice in their lives, you can have an influence. — Victoria Osteen
Our similarities bring us to a common ground;
Our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other. — Tom Robbins
Keep Your Feet On The Ground Quotes
Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground. — Theodore Roosevelt
Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights. — Peace Pilgrim
If you can walk with your head in the clouds and keep your feet on the ground, you can make a million dollars in the NBA. — Gary Dornhoefer
Aim for a star, and keep your sights high! With a heart full of faith within, your feet on the ground and your eyes in the sky. — Helen Lowrie Marshall
But how do you wait for heaven
And who has that much time
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know, that you were born, you were born to fly — Sara Evans
It's tough trying to keep your feet on the ground, your head above the clouds, your nose to the grindstone, your shoulder to the wheel, your finger on the pulse, your eye on the ball and your ear to the ground. — Proverbs
One of the biggest lessons is to keep your feet on the floor. Just keeping grounded and not really getting above yourself and always trying your best to be yourself. — Johnny Reid
You can't depend on the exposure of a TV screen to keep your feet on the ground and your food tasting delicious. You've got to push yourself. — Gordon Ramsay
Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment. The Root Of The Righteous — A. W. Tozer
Look Toward the stars but keep your feet firmly on the ground. — Theodore Roosevelt
Higher Ground Quotes
Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life. — Les Brown
Press forward at all times, climbing forward toward that higher ground of the harmonious society that shapes the laws of man to the laws of God. — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
As we come unto Christ and journey to higher ground, we will desire to spend more time in His temples, because the temples represent higher ground, sacred ground. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Walk through the mud in life, if you ever want to get to the higher ground” — Greg Plitt
You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is. You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul. — Harold B. Lee
We can become the masters of our own destinies by practicing self-discipline and by setting worthy goals that will lead to higher ground so that we can become what our heavenly father wants us to become. — M. Russell Ballard
General Sickles, this is in some respects higher ground than that to the rear, but there is still higher in front of you, and if you keep on advancing you will find constantly higher ground all the way to the mountains. — George Meade
We have always believed that our people can stand on no higher ground than the school ground, or can enter any more hopeful room than the classroom. We blend time and faith and knowledge in our schools - not only to create educated citizens, but also to shape the destiny of this great Republic. — Lyndon B. Johnson
We are so prone to expect to become good Christians by some sudden experience that lifts us all at once to higher ground without the gradual climb. We forget that we are to "grow in grace" and that normal growth is not a matter of fits and starts. — Vance Havner
Anger or bitterness toward those who have hurt you will block your path to higher ground. You can have anger toward people or you can have freedom from people, but you can't have both. — Vernon Howard
Holy Ground Quotes
To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground. — Stephen Covey
The holy land was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes. — Marvin Olasky
If you neglect to instruct children in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of wickedness? No; if you will not teach them to pray, he will to curse, swear, and lie; if ground be uncultivated, weeds will spring. — John Flavel
We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground. — Brennan Manning
...the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. — Moses
Architecture is the constant fight between man and nature, the fight to overwhelm nature, to possess it. The first act of architecture is to put a stone on the ground. That act transforms a condition of nature into a condition of culture; it's a holy act. — Mario Botta
A country of long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, green suburbs, dog lovers, and old maids cycling to holy communion through the morning mist. — John Major
The more deeply you understand other people, the more you will appreciate them, the more reverent you will feel about them. To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground. — Stephen Covey
All who call the Holy Ghost a creature we pity, on the ground that, by this utterance, they are falling into the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against Him. — Saint Basil
Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground. — Martha Graham
Stand Your Ground Quotes
Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience. — John Climacus
Fear not! Stand your ground... the Lord himself will fight for you; you have only to keep still. — Moses
Gonna be a twister to blow everything down That ain't got the faith to stand its ground Blow away the dreams that tear you apart Blow away the dreams that break your heart Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted. — Bruce Springsteen
Set your goals high; make friends with different kinds of people; enjoy simple pleasures. Stand on high ground; sit on level ground; walk on expansive ground. — Li Ka-shing
You can't be scared. You do your thing, you hold your ground, you stand up tall, and whatever happens, happens. — Donald Trump
If you've got faith and you believe in what you are living for, you can stand your ground when the Devil's at your door. — John Michael Montgomery
Each unto himself has his own world that he looks out upon, and though someone else were to stand on the very selfsame inch of ground your feet were placed upon, guided by chalk marks, he would not see the same things you did. — Cornell Woolrich
Compassion gives us a common ground to stand on regardless of your faith background. It gives us a chance to stand shoulder-to-shoulder rather than go fist-to-fist with somebody. — Max Lucado
I always thought that life was about standing your ground, no matter how strong the current was. But going with the flow isn't so bad after all. As long as it takes you forward. — Ai Yazawa
I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change. — Richard Nelson Bolles
Finding Common Ground Quotes
My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground. — Edward Brooke
I can relate to anyone. I can hang out with stoners, skaters, surfers, stockbrokers, lawyers, athletes, rappers. I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them. — Barry Zito
Collaboration is when magic is made with more than one person. It's when more than one person finds common ground on the same page. That's collaboration. — Michael Urie
If you go deep enough into any faith tradition, you find the common ground with all faith traditions. — Martin E. Marty
I have no problem playing anyone who has different politics than me. In fact, I don't take that into consideration at all. You have to find something sympathetic in a man. It's that common ground you need to connect with someone. — Leonardo DiCaprio
Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it. — Nancy Pelosi
We simply must look beyond partisan goals and find common ground as Americans. It is imperative that the Members of Congress recognize that partisanship will not serve the American people. — Michael Crapo
Literature is no one’s private ground, literature is common ground; let us trespass freely and fearlessly and find our own way for ourselves. — Virginia Woolf
I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships. — Barbra Streisand
If men are in a state in which they find it hard to be weaned from their own ways and choose rather to serve the pleasures of the flesh than to serve the Lord, and refuse to accept the Gospel life, there is no common ground between me and them. — Saint Basil
I am involved in the land of a leonine and brave people, where every foot of the ground is like a well of steel, confronting my soldier. You have brought only one son into the world, but everyone in this land can be called an Alexander. — Alexander The Great
Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground. — Rosa Parks
We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories. — Cecil Rhodes
Action must be taken at once; there is no time to be lost; we shall yet see the oppressors' yoke broken and the fragments scattered on the ground. — Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
I am astonished at the ease with which uninformed persons come to a settled, a passionate opinion when they have no grounds for judgment. — William Golding
Get the mind right, the body will follow, you lose some battles in life, but if you always put your heart and passion forward first as your main objective, you will win the war, that’s what gives you the strength to get off the ground… and do it again. — Greg Plitt
God loves human beings. God loves the world. Not an ideal human, but human beings as they are; not an ideal world, but the real world. What we find repulsive in their opposition to God, what we shrink back from with pain and hostility, namely, real human beings, the real world, this is for God the ground of unfathomable love. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The bad news is you're falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there's no ground. — Chogyam Trungpa
A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound. We come together because it is good for kinsmen to do so. — Chinua Achebe
Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops. — Kate Sheppard
The Church must take right ground in regard to politics... Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to the country as part of their duty to God... God will bless or curse this nation, according to the course Christians take in politics. — Charles Grandison Finney
My heart can take on any form:
A meadow for gazelles,
A cloister for monks,
For the idols, sacred ground,
Ka'ba for the circling pilgrim,
The tables of the Torah,
The scrolls of the Quran.
My creed is Love;
Wherever its caravan turns along the way,
That is my belief,
My faith. — Ibn Arabi
I see children as kites. You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground. You run with them until you're both breathless. They crash . . . you add a longer tail . . . you patch and comfort, adjust and teach. You watch them lifted by the wind and assure them that someday they'll fly. — Erma Bombeck
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. — Winston Churchill
All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort -- a sustained effort -- to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings. — Barack Obama
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on. — LL Cool J
I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I have built my own factory on my own ground. — Madam C. J. Walker
With regard to performance, commitment, effort, dedication, there is no middle ground. Or you do something very well or not at all. — Ayrton Senna
Solidarity does not assume that our struggles are the same struggles, or that our pain is the same pain, or that our hope is for the same future. Solidarity involves commitment, and work, as well as the recognition that even if we do not have the same feelings, or the same lives, or the same bodies, we do live on common ground. — Sara Ahmed
Life is good. I've got a apartment that is paid for with rap money. It's good. It's amazing. It's a blessing. I wake up every day and appreciate how much of a blessing this is getting to do this. But it is important to always stay humble, grounded, focused, and maintain that same ambition you had when you had nothing. — G-Eazy
Why does soldiers leave the protection of his trench hole in the ground and go forward in the face of shot and shell? It is because of the leader who is in front of him and his comrades who are around him. Comradeship makes a man feel warm and courageous when all his instincts tend to make him cold and afraid. — Bernard Law Montgomery
Man can now fly in the air like a bird, swim under the ocean like a fish, he can burrow into the ground like a mole. Now if only he could walk the earth like a man, this would be paradise. — Tommy Douglas
I don't want to die and leave a few sad songs and a hump in the ground as my only monument. I want to leave a world that is liberated from trash, pollution, racism, nation-states, nation-state wars and armies, from pomp, bigotry, parochialism, a thousand different brands of untruth and licentious, usurious economics. — George Jackson
Positivism is a theory of knowledge according to which the only kind of sound knowledge available to human kind is that if science grounded in observation. — Auguste Comte
We are living in revolutionary times. The good news is we have everything we need to leave fossil fuels in the ground. All we need is for you to join the rest of the world to bring about a cleaner, more stable, and peaceful future. — Mark Ruffalo
It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken. — G. I. Gurdjieff
Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants. — Dorothy Parker
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